Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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